This image was cropped from the very edge of the frame. South is up.

• Object: Swan Nebula (M17) in Sagittarius
• Exposure: 90 minutes @ f/6.7
• Telescope: Astro-Physics 130 EDF
• Mount: Astro-Physics 600E QMD
• Guiding: SBIG ST-4 @ 700mm
• Camera: Pentax 67
• Film: hypered Kodak PPF 400
• Location: Pearce, AZ
• Date: 24-May-01 02:26 MST
• Processing: UMAX PowerLook 3000, Adobe Photoshop 6.0.1, bgsmooth 1.5 100